Wisconsin looks to merge two-year and four-year state university campuses - Patti Zarling, Education Dive

The University of Wisconsin may merge the state’s 13 two-year colleges into its system in an effort to keep the smaller schools afloat as higher ed student populations and high school graduation numbers continue to decline. Advocates say the merger would give the university system deeper reach into remote areas of the state and would allow for easier transfers, according to a news release from the UW-System. Some critics say the consolidation is less about helping students and more about saving money, but experts, such as Conor Smyth, director of strategic advancement with the Wisconsin Technical College System, say the move offers students the opportunity to access what they need, when and where they need it, and to chance to tap into the larger system’s resources and services. https://www.educationdive.com/news/wisconsin-looks-to-merge-two-year-and-four-year-state-university-campuses/513317/